Book 12 for ‘23: I didn’t need to be convinced of the value of reading, but Austin Carty’s book was a great encouragement for me as I read and provided quite a bit about reading as a Pastor that I hadn’t considered previously. Excellent book. And now my reading list is longer

Check out Episode 2 of Lit Pulpit! Claude Atcho Christ and Pop Culture

So tremendously honored!

In this new episode of the Expositors Collective podcast, Austin Carty shares about the importance of reading good books for ministry and offers practical tips on how to make reading a habit. expositorscollective.com/podcast/2023/3… #preaching

Excited for my friend Jessica Hooten Wilson on the release of her newest book—yet another important work on the formative power of faithful reading by one of our best and most thoughtful Christian scholars.

If you're reading Go Tell It On the Mountain w/ Claude Atcho & Austin Carty on Christ and Pop Culture the latest episode is up today. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/epi…

Thrilled to share this interview I conducted with my friend Neal Plantinga on Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath. Also referenced: Andrew Root and his good and important work. Jessica Hooten Wilson Claude Atcho

I have a new book coming out July 15 and copies are now available for pre-order! amazon.com/-/es/Some-Word… If interested, please consider buying from Byron Borger at Hearts and Minds, a great indie store owned by a true book lover and faithful champion of The Pastor’s Bookshelf!

What a great surprise to learn that “Some of the Words Are Theirs” is currently the top new release in Christian Preaching on Amazon!

I have an essay over at Front Porch Republic today—a brief reflection inspired by my experience as a Leader’s Way fellow at Berkeley Divinity School at Yale. frontporchrepublic.com/2025/06/compou…

In Some of the Words Are Theirs, Austin Carty reflects on #sermonwriting as a sacred act of self-discovery and meaning-making, week after week. ✍️ #Preorder now and be inspired by this beautifully written meditation on #preaching and vocation. loom.ly/k-0IBFg

I am deeply honored by this warm and enthusiastic review from Byron Borger!

My short guest essay at Eerdmans Publishing blog.

On this book release day, I want to thank Scot McKnight , Karen Swallow Prior (Notorious KSP at The Priory), Jessica Hooten Wilson, Claude Atcho, Andrew Root, Eric Barreto, Tom Long, and Neal Plantinga for lending their heavy weight names to my humble little project. I couldn’t be more grateful.

What a marvelous little essay by the author Austin Carty (whose books we promote here at Hearts & Minds.) "Compound Interest in an Attention Economy." (I'm usually not one for financial metaphors but this is great. Don't miss it.) frontporchrepublic.com/2025/06/compou…

Thanks to all of you Kindle readers, “Some of the Words Are Theirs” remains the #1 new release on Amazon in Christian Preaching—this two weeks after its official release!

And just like that, “Some of the Words Are Theirs” is back at #1 new release in Christian Preaching in paperback, too. Can’t tell you how grateful I am for all of the support!

Grateful for this thorough and thoughtful review of SOME OF THE WORDS ARE THEIRS from Bob Cornwall!